If Kevin Rudd still believes in his comments prior to the election that food prices are too high in Australia, then perhaps he should be considering a visit to Woolworths or Coles if the example of Russian...

The Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Mark Butler, last week announced four new appointments and three reappointments to the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), the lead food regulatory...

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has disputed claims that he has failed in a bid to increase competition in the grocery sector. The banishing of the controversial Grocery Choice website on Friday without consultation...

Eating chocolate has a ‘feel good factor’ and is considered an affordable luxury in some countries. However, during the financial downturn, luxury chocolate shops in airports and duty-free...

Independent Australian food and grocery group FoodWorks has agreed to purchase 45 supermarkets and eight associated Liquorland outlets from Coles. The transfer, announced this morning by Wesfarmers –...

The Rudd Government has backtracked on one of its key promises to the Australian public by cancelling the relaunch of the grocery price monitoring website – GROCERYChoice. The controversial site...

Nestlé Australia has received approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for their proposed acquisition of a selection of Fonterra’s ice-cream interests in Australia. The ACCC...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has paid a surprise visit to a supermarket in Moscow, queried their prices and received a guarantee that the cost of pork for customers would fall the next day. His...

Coca-Cola Amatil is set to meet their forecasts of a record profit but are still not interested in a play for Foster’s while they are anchored with a struggling wine division. Managing Director Terry...

Experimenting with flavours, flexibility and variety, confectionery makers are thinking outside the bar to provide consumers with chocolate and confectionery innovation that will drive consumer purchasing...